Angelica Gamboa and Gwendolyn Espinoza
2025-03-28
Year in which the incident took place.The full, official name of the cause of death classified by the NCHS.A broader label for the cause of death.The U.S. state where the data was collected.The total number of deaths reported for a specific cause of death.The death rate per 100,000 people, adjusted per age group for fair comparison.CLRD stands for Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases.
| Year | Total Deaths |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,450,384 |
| 2000 | 1,421,520 |
| 2001 | 1,400,284 |
| 2002 | 1,393,894 |
| 2003 | 1,370,178 |
| 2004 | 1,304,972 |
| 2005 | 1,304,182 |
| 2006 | 1,263,272 |
| 2007 | 1,232,134 |
| 2008 | 1,233,656 |
| 2009 | 1,198,826 |
| 2010 | 1,195,378 |
| 2011 | 1,193,154 |
| 2012 | 1,199,422 |
| 2013 | 1,222,210 |
| 2014 | 1,228,696 |
| 2015 | 1,267,684 |
| 2016 | 1,270,520 |
| 2017 | 1,294,914 |
| Year | Total Deaths |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,099,676 |
| 2000 | 1,106,182 |
| 2001 | 1,107,536 |
| 2002 | 1,114,542 |
| 2003 | 1,113,804 |
| 2004 | 1,107,776 |
| 2005 | 1,118,624 |
| 2006 | 1,119,776 |
| 2007 | 1,125,750 |
| 2008 | 1,130,938 |
| 2009 | 1,135,256 |
| 2010 | 1,149,486 |
| 2011 | 1,153,382 |
| 2012 | 1,165,246 |
| 2013 | 1,169,762 |
| 2014 | 1,183,400 |
| 2015 | 1,191,860 |
| 2016 | 1,196,076 |
| 2017 | 1,198,216 |
| State | Year | Total Deaths | Explained Deaths | Unexplained Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2017 | 2,813,503 | 2,081,531 | 731,972 |
| Alabama | 2017 | 53,238 | 39,366 | 13,872 |
| Alaska | 2017 | 4,411 | 3,118 | 1,293 |
| Arizona | 2017 | 57,758 | 42,928 | 14,830 |
| Arkansas | 2017 | 32,588 | 25,233 | 7,355 |
| California | 2017 | 268,189 | 206,761 | 61,428 |
| Colorado | 2017 | 38,063 | 27,626 | 10,437 |
| Connecticut | 2017 | 31,312 | 22,103 | 9,209 |
| Delaware | 2017 | 9,178 | 6,902 | 2,276 |
| District of Columbia | 2017 | 4,965 | 3,581 | 1,384 |
Different states or regions have different age structures (e.g., Florida has more older people). Older populations naturally have higher death rates so comparing raw death rates across states would be misleading.
To make fair comparisons across the states, public health stats use age adjustment
Instead of comparing raw numbers, we adjust both using the same “standard” population age structure, usually the U.S. standard population.